So my latest goal in life is to average two pounds a week. I know that this falls into the WW healthy weight loss range of 1-2 lbs per week. But honestly, it seems like most people in my meeting (who are sharing) are losing less than 2. Right now I am averaging 1.46 pounds per week. I am only four weeks in and and haven't started exercising yet (I am planning to this week).
I know there will be higher and lower weeks, but is anyone actually averaging 2 a week? And if so, what do you attribute your steady losing to??? Thanks
Last edited by karendisney; 01-29-2011 at 01:54 PM.
Losing an average of 2 pounds a week is an unrealistic goal. Every body is different and you can't compare yourself to anyone else. If you lose weight without exercise, you are losing muscle as well as fat and that is bad.
Losing an average of 2 pounds a week is an unrealistic goal. Every body is different and you can't compare yourself to anyone else. If you lose weight without exercise, you are losing muscle as well as fat and that is bad.
I disagree. I don't think that you can say it is unrealistic for everyone. In general, 2 pounds per week is a perfectly safe and healthy rate to lose at, but I do acknowledge that it may not be for everyone. Like you said yourself, every body is different.
For the entire 5 months I was following WW strictly, I averaged 2.3lbs per week (but for the last 2 months alone the average was only 1.1 lbs per week). I attribute that to eating as many whole foods (rather than processed foods) as possible. For what it's worth, I rarely ate weekly points except when there was a special occasion or night out to splurge a bit on. I also combined diet with a well-rounded exercise plan and usually didn't eat back the activity points that I earned.
I have been consistently losing about 2lbs per week on the PointsPlus plan (I have been following it since it came out). My biggest secrets are trying to avoid processed food as much as possible, avoiding, but not eliminating carbs, drinking plenty of water (at least 64 oz per day plus coffee), and tracking EVERYTHING I eat, even if I "cheat" or go off plan. I also try to eat every few hours to keep my metabolism up and avoid hunger.
When I first began losing weight I was averaging around 2 pounds. I'm sure some of that was water weight though. Now I don't usually drop 2 pounds a week. More like 1-1.5.
It's hard to set a goal that you have little control over - like how much weight your body will drop each week. Why not set a goal about sticking to the plan, exercising a certain amount or eating a certain % of power foods every day.
When I started a little over a year ago I also lost 2lbs consistently for almost 10 months =D Now some weeks I lose under a pound and I believe it's due to being closer to goal.
Hmmmm..... Maybe I am setting my sights too high. Its just so hard, as I know you guys know, to see it go away so slowly when you have so much to lose.
But the one thing that I am determined to do this time is NOT QUIT, no matter what. So if its a pound or a pound and a half a week that will have to be that. A pound and a half a week is 78 pounds in a year. Thats what I keep telling myself.
And I do appreciate your tips - I'm doing well with the day to day portions, good foods, and tracking. I know that right now there are (at least) three things I can improve on : limiting my weekend (extra point) treats, starting to exercise, and drinking much more water. So there's my focus right now.
When I did WW many years ago, I lost 25 lbs. in 3 months, which is an average of almost 2 lbs. a week. And that got me below where I'd initially set my goal weight - went from 144 to 119.
However, I was 28 years old and I was exercising HARD 6-7 days a week. I'd often do an hour of step aerobics followed by an hour of body pump/muscle conditioning class. And I followed plan PERFECTLY.
Now I am happy to lose a lb. a week. I'm at the gym 5-6 days a week, but my workouts are more like 40 minutes-an hour. I have a young son at home now plus I work full-time, so I feel like I spend enough time away from him as it is.
If you have a large amount of weight to lose and can consistently eat 29 points or less (and not excessive fruits/veggies) you can probably easily lose 2 lbs a week.
I have lost an average of 1 pound a week for 12 weeks now, and this past week did my best to be 100% diligent. I tracked points and calories and ate 29, no more, and rarely less (1 or so max.) Every single day my calories averaged 1300-1400, no more, no less (so I know my range now.)
I will have a solid 2 lb drop (as I've also weighed daily and tracked exactly.) No extremes of anything any of those days, i.e. extreme carbs or sodium. I also got lots of regular exercise.
And I'm going to go for week 2 of perfect compliance too. It's sure not easy, but my daily target, an extra 49 and activity points just is too many calories to see a good solid consistent drop.
If I want to lose weight and see it on the scale I have to eat my 29 points (1300-1400 cals,) move my butt, and just not cheat. It's what it is...a diet. But find foods you enjoy, eat healthy foods and stop thinking so much about it, just do it.
Alright - I think it depends on the person and maybe age plays a factor.
For the last 2 months I've consistently eaten 29 points or less with only a handful of days above that and no day above 1350 calories (most days around 1100 calories). I eat little fruit (don't care for it) and eat low calorie veggies. I've recorded my calories as well as my points. I record my exercise and don't do extremes either. I am scrupulous about recording properly, weighing and measuring food.
I do not lose 2 pounds a week. During December I averaged about 1.5 pounds a week. During January, doing exactly what I did in December, I averaged about .5 pounds a week.
Again perhaps this is the fact I am older (I am 56). I am still doing better than I was before that (when I was eating most of my weekly points and was losing about .2 pounds a week).
It does vary somewhat from week to week and perhaps it will speed up a bit but it isn't consistent.
I've been following the WW plan now for 20 weeks and lost 39.6 pounds. An average of 1.98 pounds a week. I have only had one week that I gained +1 and all the other 19 weeks I have lost weight ranging from .4 to 3.8 pounds. I have not exercised much other than walking and some aquasizing classes or gym here and there. I do not eat my weekly points, in fact I have only once and it was the week I gained the pound.
Consistently Losing 2 Lbs a Week ? ...
